Subpallidal outputs to the nucleus accumbens and the ventral tegmental area: Anatomical and electrophysiological studies

Brain Research

Volumn 740, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 151-161

  Michael, Wu ^a   Hrycyshyn, Alan W ^a   Brudzynski, Stefan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

dextran conjugated rhodamine tracer; limbic motor integration; nucleus accumbens; single unit recording; subpallidal area; ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI;

EID: 0030592769     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00859-1     Document Type: Article

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